Senate Candidate Arrested On Fraud Charges One Day After Losing Election

Less than 24 hours after losing her election for South Dakota's
U.S. Senate seat, Annette Bosworth was arrested on felony
fraud charges that appear to be related to her campaign,
according to
the Argus Leader.

Bosworth turned herself in to authorities Wednesday following the
issuance of a warrant for her arrest for alleged perjury, the
report said.

Bosworth, who drew some national attention for her
11th-hour campaign against "hurtful" blog commenters,
decisively lost the Republican primary to former Gov. Mike
Rounds Tuesday.

Throughout her campaign, Bosworth was dogged
by allegations she falsely signed off on nominating
petitions. The petitions contain the voter signatures
required for candidates to appear on the ballot. Bosworth signed
documents indicating she supervised the petition process at a
time when she was allegedly actually in the Philippines critics
said. Because of this, Bosworth was accused of perjuring
herself.

During the
Senate race, South Dakota Attorney
General Marty Jackley saidhe wouldn't push
forwardwith any potential
criminal charges until after the election was over. At the time,
Bosworth
accusedJackley of engaging in a
political vendetta against her.

On her Facebook page Tuesday, Bosworth
launched a new political action committee urging her
supporters to help "turn the tide on corruption."

Bosworth could
not be reached for comment.

Update (3:32 p.m.): In a
statement, Jackley said, "The election complaints received by the
Secretary of State involve conduct that is serious, deliberate,
and must be addressed in order to preserve the integrity of our
elections. Because this is a federal elected office, I have and
will continue to discuss the investigation with federal
authorities."